WILLIAM E. ARON was born in New Jersey in 1923. He was the son of Emil Aron and Harriet Aron
First Lieutenant William Aron flew a total 43 missions, flying the North American P-51 Mustang fighter, and was credited with shooting down five Axis aircraft, qualifying him as an ace. On April 22, 1945 his plane, #44-15128, also known as Texas Jessie, was shot down over the Po River valley.
First Lieutenant William E. Aron was reported to have been taken alive from his plane, and escorted away by unfriendly villagers. No further information was ever given to his family, and his body was never recovered. The Army declared him dead on April 23, 1946.
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During World War II, William Aron became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was himself shot down and listed as Missing in Action following a mission on April 22, 1945.
Contributor: blazen36 (49893165)
First Lieutenant William Aron flew a total 43 missions, flying the North American P-51 Mustang fighter, and was credited with shooting down five Axis aircraft, qualifying him as an ace. On April 22, 1945 his plane, #44-15128, also known as Texas Jessie, was shot down over the Po River valley.
First Lieutenant William E. Aron was reported to have been taken alive from his plane, and escorted away by unfriendly villagers. No further information was ever given to his family, and his body was never recovered. The Army declared him dead on April 23, 1946.
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During World War II, William Aron became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was himself shot down and listed as Missing in Action following a mission on April 22, 1945.
Contributor: blazen36 (49893165)
WILLIAM E. ARON was born in New Jersey in 1923. He was the son of Emil Aron and Harriet Aron
First Lieutenant William Aron flew a total 43 missions, flying the North American P-51 Mustang fighter, and was credited with shooting down five Axis aircraft, qualifying him as an ace. On April 22, 1945 his plane, #44-15128, also known as Texas Jessie, was shot down over the Po River valley.
First Lieutenant William E. Aron was reported to have been taken alive from his plane, and escorted away by unfriendly villagers. No further information was ever given to his family, and his body was never recovered. The Army declared him dead on April 23, 1946.
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During World War II, William Aron became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was himself shot down and listed as Missing in Action following a mission on April 22, 1945.
Contributor: blazen36 (49893165)
First Lieutenant William Aron flew a total 43 missions, flying the North American P-51 Mustang fighter, and was credited with shooting down five Axis aircraft, qualifying him as an ace. On April 22, 1945 his plane, #44-15128, also known as Texas Jessie, was shot down over the Po River valley.
First Lieutenant William E. Aron was reported to have been taken alive from his plane, and escorted away by unfriendly villagers. No further information was ever given to his family, and his body was never recovered. The Army declared him dead on April 23, 1946.
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During World War II, William Aron became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was himself shot down and listed as Missing in Action following a mission on April 22, 1945.
Contributor: blazen36 (49893165)
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